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Nguyen TXD, Razavi S, Papavassiliou DV. Effects of Nanoparticle Wettability on the Meniscus Stability of Oil-Water Systems: A Coarse-Grained Modeling Approach. J Phys Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38502011 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c08092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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A coarse-grained modeling approach is employed to probe the effect of nanoparticles and their wettability on the stability of the interface between two immiscible fluids. In this study, pure oil (dodecane) and water are placed side by side in a nanochannel, forming a meniscus. Homogeneous hydrophilic nanoparticles, Janus particles, and homogeneous hydrophobic nanoparticles are placed at the oil-water interface, and their dynamics are studied as they rearrange at the oil-water interface. The results show that when the water is set in motion, two instabilities occur: the formation of fingers and the detachment of water from the channel wall. It is observed that the formation of fingers is affected by the wettability of the nanoparticles. The second instability may lead to the formation of a drop that propagates through the channel. However, it is found that the wetting properties of the nanoparticles do not affect the critical flow rate for the detachment of the water from the wall. Therefore, detachment occurs at the same three-phase contact angle regardless of the nanoparticle wetting properties. These findings can be important for industrial applications such as enhanced oil recovery, separation technologies, and microfluidic and nanofluidic technologies.
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- Thao X D Nguyen
- School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Zhang Z, Peng B, Zhang Y, Xiong J, Li J, Liu J. Switchable Pickering Emulsions Stabilized via Synergistic Nanoparticles-Superamphiphiles Effects and Rapid Response to CO 2/N 2. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:1604-1612. [PMID: 38183283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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A CO2/N2-responsive emulsion provides milder reaction conditions, nontoxicity, and economic feasibility compared to other switchable surfactants. In this study, CO2/N2-responsive pickering emulsions were fabricated by using a compounded dispersion containing SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and superamphiphiles as the emulsifying agents. The synergistic effects of the SiO2 NPs and superamphiphiles significantly stabilized the emulsion at all of the tested concentrations and prevented complete phase separation of oil and water. The electrostatic interaction between the SiO2 NPs and superamphiphiles was disrupted after bubbling with CO2 for 30 s, resulting in the breaking of the emulsion. However, the dispersion recovered its interfacial activity after the introduction of N2 and again emulsified the emulsion. This reversible switching behavior was validated through three consecutive cycles of bubbling CO2/N2. The protonation and deprotonation of the SiO2 NPs and superamphiphiles in response to CO2/N2 facilitated reversible assembly and disassembly, which enabled the switching of the emulsions between inactive and active forms. The novel highly stable Pickering emulsions demonstrated rapid demulsification and emulsification in response to CO2/N2 and are promising for a wide range of applications.
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- Zhenghao Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Greenhouse Gas Storage and CO2-EOR, Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
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Chen Z, Wang W, Zheng W, Cao Y, Xiao J. A combined experimental and computational study on the interfacial distribution behavior in colloidal particle-surfactant co-stabilized Pickering emulsions. Food Res Int 2023; 168:112752. [PMID: 37120205 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Recently, co-stabilized Pickering emulsion (CPE) that stabilized by colloidal particles and surfactant has received increased research attention, owing to its improved stability and fluid properties comparing with conventional emulsions stabilized by particles or surfactants alone. Herein, the dynamic distribution behavior at multi-scale and the synergistic-competitive interfacial absorption in CPE co-stabilized by Tween20 (Tw20) and zein particles (Zp) were studied by experiment combined simulation method. The experimental studies identified the delicate synergistic-competitive stabilization phenomenon tuned by the molar ratio of Zp and Tw20. Meanwhile, dissipative particle dynamic (DPD) simulation was utilized to reveal the distribution and kinetic motion. Based on the two- and three-dimensional simulation on the formation of CPE, simulation revealed that Zp - Tw20 aggregates were formed when anchoring at the interface. The interfacial adsorption efficiency of Zp was improved at low Tw 20 concentration (0-1.0%wt), Tw20 inhibited the Brownian motion of Zp at the interface and competed them out at high concentrations (1.5-2.0%wt). Zp was departured from the interface 4.5 Å to 10 Å, as Tw20 increased from 1.06% to 5%. The study offers a novel approach to reveal the dynamic distribution behavior of surface active substances during the dynamic formation process of CEP, which will expand our current strategies for interface engineering of emulsions.
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- Zhibin Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Effect of egg white protein-insoluble soybean fiber interactions on the formation and structural characteristics of low-oil emulsion gels. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Nguyen TXD, Razavi S, Papavassiliou DV. Janus Nanoparticle and Surfactant Effects on Oil Drop Migration in Water under Shear. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:6314-6323. [PMID: 35969639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The effects of surface-active nanoparticles and surfactants on the behavior of oil-water interfaces have implications for a variety of industrial processes related to multiphase flows including separation processes, enhanced oil recovery, and environmental remediation. In this work, the migration of an oil droplet in shear flow is investigated with the presence of surface-active molecules and nanoparticles at the oil-water interface. Pure oil (heptadecane) in water and oil with the presence of Janus nanoparticles (JPs) and/or octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, a nonionic surfactant, were examined using coarse-grained computations. The shear flow field was created utilizing a Couette flow, where the top wall of a channel moved with a specified velocity and the bottom wall was kept stationary. The dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) method was applied. The oil drop was placed on the stationary wall, and its displacement was recorded over time. When surfactants were added at the oil-water interface, the slip of the water over the oil drop was reduced, leading to a larger displacement of the drop. Moreover, surfactant molecules tended to concentrate toward the rear side of the oil drop rather than the front as the drop moved in the flow field. The presence of only JPs on the oil-water interface resulted in slower droplet migration. In the presence of both JPs and surfactants, the effect of JPs on the oil-surfactant-water system was investigated by changing the number of JPs on the drop surface while keeping the concentration of the surfactant constant. Under the same shear rate, the droplet's migration speed increased in the presence of both surfactants and JPs compared to the case of bare oil. The JPs appeared to follow a repeated pattern of motion while residing close to the solid substrate-oil drop contact line. These findings elucidate the contribution of both surfactants and JPs on oil drop displacement for enhanced oil recovery or remediation of an oil-contaminated subsurface.
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- Thao X D Nguyen
- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Mohammed S, Kuzmenko I, Gadikota G. Reversible assembly of silica nanoparticles at water-hydrocarbon interfaces controlled by SDS surfactant. NANOSCALE 2021; 14:127-139. [PMID: 34897361 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06807e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Achieving reversible and tunable assembly of silica nanoparticles at liquid-liquid interfaces is vital for a wide range of scientific and technological applications including sustainable subsurface energy applications, catalysis, drug delivery and material synthesis. In this study, we report the mechanisms controlling the assembly of silica nanoparticles (dia. 50 nm and 100 nm) at water-heptane and water-toluene interfaces using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant with concentrations ranging from 0.001-0.1 wt% using operando ultrasmall/small-angle X-ray scattering, cryogenic scanning electron microscopy imaging and classical molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the assembly of silica nanoparticles at water-hydrocarbon interfaces can be tuned by controlling the concentrations of SDS. Silica nanoparticles are found to: (a) dominate the interfaces in the absence of interfacial SDS molecules, (b) coexist with SDS at the interfaces at low surfactant concentration of 0.001 wt% and (c) migrate toward the aqueous phase at a high SDS concentration of 0.1 wt%. Energetic analyses suggest that the van der Waals and electrostatic interactions between silica nanoparticles and SDS surfactants increase with SDS concentration. However, the favorable van der Waals and electrostatic interactions between the silica nanoparticles and toluene or heptane decrease with increasing SDS concentration. As a result, the silica nanoparticles migrate away from the water-hydrocarbon interface and towards bulk water at higher SDS concentrations. These calibrated investigations reveal the mechanistic basis for tuning silica nanoparticle assembly at complex interfaces.
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- Sohaib Mohammed
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Vu TV, Razavi S, Papavassiliou DV. Effect of Janus particles and non-ionic surfactants on the collapse of the oil-water interface under compression. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 609:158-169. [PMID: 34894550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Janus particles (JPs) and surfactants express different behaviors at the oil-water interface under compression. When both are present at the interface, their synergies result in a different collapse mechanism than when present individually depending on the concentration of the JPs and surfactants. EXPERIMENTS Coarse-grained modeling methods were used to probe the synergies between Janus nanoparticles and nonionic surfactants on the stability of an oil-water interface under compression. When both JPs and surfactants were present, the interface was covered at 0-55% area by JPs and contained surfactants at 0-40% of the interfacial surfactant concentration corresponding to the critical micelle concentration (CMC). FINDINGS Compression of the interface with only surfactants resulted in the expulsion of surfactant molecules to the water phase once the interfacial concentration of surfactant molecules reached the CMC value. Compression of a Janus particle-laden interface past the closed-packing point led to a buckled interface, so that the total interfacial area remained constant upon further compression. When both surfactants and JPs were present on the interface, JPs still caused buckling, which helped retain the surfactant molecules on the interface. The interface exhibited a higher level of deformation in presence of surfactants. When the surfactant concentration was high, under compression, the surfactants partitioned into the water phase, but the buckling of the interface persisted.
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- Tuan V Vu
- School of Chemical, Biological, and Material Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019-1004, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Material Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019-1004, USA.
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Material Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019-1004, USA.
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Zhong X, Chen J, An R, Li K, Chen M. A state-of-the-art review of nanoparticle applications with a focus on heavy oil viscosity reduction. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhao Y, Lu Y, Wang D. Tracking of Nanoparticle Diffusion at a Liquid-Liquid Interface Adsorbed by Nonionic Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:12118-12127. [PMID: 34610245 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Emulsions stabilized by both nanoparticles and surfactants often display longer shelf life than those stabilized by nanoparticles or surfactants alone. Although numerous works have been conducted to understand the effect of nanoparticles and surfactants on the variation of interfacial tension, little is known about interfacial diffusion when both nanoparticles and surfactants are present at interfaces. In this work, we used single-particle fluorescence tracking to study the lateral diffusion of individual hydrophobic nanoparticles at hexane-glycerol interfaces adsorbed by different amounts of nonionic surfactants. When the surfactant concentration is over a threshold, we found that the nanoparticle diffusion exhibits a two-regime behavior involving short-time Brownian and the emergence of subdiffusive, non-Gaussian, and dynamically anticorrelated diffusion in the long lag time regime. A stepwise analysis rationalized diffusion in different lag time regimes, leading to a mechanistic interpretation regarding the two-regime behavior. These results could provide insight into the understanding of the synergistic effect for the surfactant-assistant Pickering emulsion.
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- Yuehua Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Smits J, Giri RP, Shen C, Mendonça D, Murphy B, Huber P, Rezwan K, Maas M. Synergistic and Competitive Adsorption of Hydrophilic Nanoparticles and Oil-Soluble Surfactants at the Oil-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5659-5672. [PMID: 33905659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fundamental insights into the interplay and self-assembly of nanoparticles and surface-active agents at the liquid-liquid interface play a pivotal role in understanding the ubiquitous colloidal systems present in our natural surroundings, including foods and aquatic life, and in the industry for emulsion stabilization, drug delivery, or enhanced oil recovery. Moreover, well-controlled model systems for mixed interfacial adsorption of nanoparticles and surfactants allow unprecedented insights into nonideal or contaminated particle-stabilized emulsions. Here, we investigate such a model system composed of hydrophilic, negatively, and positively charged silica nanoparticles and the oil-soluble cationic lipid octadecyl amine with in situ synchrotron-based X-ray reflectometry, which is analyzed and discussed jointly with dynamic interfacial tensiometry. Our results indicate that negatively charged silica nanoparticles only adsorb if the oil-water interface is covered with the positively charged lipid, indicating synergistic adsorption. Conversely, the positively charged nanoparticles readily adsorb on their own, but compete with octadecyl amine and reversibly desorb with increasing concentrations of the lipid. These results further indicate that with competitive adsorption, an electrostatic exclusion zone exists around the adsorbed particles. This prevents the adsorption of lipid molecules in this area, leading to a decreased surface excess concentration of surfactants and unexpectedly high interfacial tension.
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- Joeri Smits
- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestraße 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
- Ruprecht-Haensel Laboratory, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestraße 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 42, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures ChyN, Hamburg University, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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Wang Y, Yang F, Yang J, Bai Y, Li B. Synergistic stabilization of oil in water emulsion with chitin particles and tannic acid. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 254:117292. [PMID: 33357861 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of CP and TA on stability of oil in water emulsion stabilized by the two components, so as to fabricate the most efficient chitin based emulsifying agents. It was found that there was synergistic effect for CP and TA in stabilizing emulsion, specifically, the complex of chitin particles (CP) (3 g/L) with tannic acid (TA) (2 g/L) produced the most physically and oxidatively stable oil-in-water emulsion compared with other groups in this study. This is because CP-TA (3/5) complex had the lowest zeta potential, the lowest the oil water interfacial tension, the highest viscosity and the highest content of TA with excellent antioxidant activity. Furthermore, this is because there was intense interaction between CP and TA in CP-TA complex from results of FTIR, XRD and ITC, which then result in the formation of large CP-TA particles.
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- Yuntao Wang
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China; Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Production and Safety, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China; Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Production and Safety, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China; Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Production and Safety, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Hong Z, Xiao N, Li L, Xie X. Investigation of nanoemulsion interfacial properties: A mesoscopic simulation. J FOOD ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2019.109877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hydrodynamic Dispersion in Porous Media and the Significance of Lagrangian Time and Space Scales. FLUIDS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/fluids5020079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transport in porous media is critical for many applications in the environment and in the chemical process industry. A key parameter for modeling this transport is the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient for particles and scalars in a porous medium, which has been found to depend on properties of the medium structure, on the dispersing compound, and on the flow field characteristics. Previous studies have resulted in suggestions of different equation forms, showing the relationship between the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient for various types of porous media in various flow regimes and the Peclet number. The Peclet number is calculated based on a Eulerian length scale, such as the diameter of the spheres in packed beds, or the pore diameter. However, the nature of hydrodynamic dispersion is Lagrangian, and it should take the molecular diffusion effects, as well as the convection effects, into account. This work shifts attention to the Lagrangian time and length scales for the definition of the Peclet number. It is focused on the dependence of the longitudinal hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient on the effective Lagrangian Peclet number by using a Lagrangian length scale and the effective molecular diffusivity. The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) was employed to simulate flow in porous media that were constituted by packed spheres, and Lagrangian particle tracking (LPT) was used to track the movement of individual dispersing particles. It was found that the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient linearly depends on the effective Lagrangian Peclet number for packed beds with different types of packing. This linear equation describing the dependence of the dispersion coefficient on the effective Lagrangian Peclet number is both simpler and more accurate than the one formed using the effective Eulerian Peclet number. In addition, the slope of the line is a characteristic coefficient for a given medium.
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Shao S, Liu Y, Shi D, Qing W, Fu W, Li J, Fang Z, Chen Y. Control of organic and surfactant fouling using dynamic membranes in the separation of oil-in-water emulsions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 560:787-794. [PMID: 31711667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS A superhydrophilic membrane with rough and hierarchical structures is possibly fouled by surfactant-stabilized oil and organic foulants, because these foulants could not be hindered by the water layer formed on superhydrophilic membrane surface. A dynamic membrane was possibly an effective method to address this fouling problem. EXPERIMENTS A microfiltration membrane, a nanofiber membrane, and a dynamic membrane were used for the separation of surfactant-free emulsions, surfactant-stabilized emulsions, and the surfactant-stabilized emulsions containing typical organic foulants. The oil rejection and membrane fouling were compared. FINDINGS The microfiltration membrane, nanofiber membrane, and dynamic membrane had high resistances to the fouling by surfactant-free emulsions because these membranes were underwater superoleophobic. However, these membranes showed low resistances to the fouling by surfactant-stabilized oil droplets and organic foulants. For the dynamic membrane, the oil droplets and organic foulants trapped in the separation layer could be readily removed in the detachment-washing-recoating steps; therefore, almost no physically irreversible fouling was observed in the multi-cycle filtration. With the size distributions of oil droplets in the emulsions and the particle of the dynamic membrane, the rejection of oil by the dynamic membrane could be calculated by simply assuming that the particle was spherical, uniform, and tightly packed.
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- Senlin Shao
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, PR China.
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